Josh Brolin and Katy O'Brien are already on the call sheet for Paramount's adaptation of the Stephen King novel.

Lee Pace is set to join Glen Powell in Paramount’s reimagining of The Running Man, sources confirmed. Edgar Wright is directing the pic he co-wrote with Michael Bacall. The film is based on the novel by Stephen King that the author published under his pseudonym Richard Bachman.

Elsewhere, it was a relatively light week on the casting front. Elsewhere in casting news, Ryan Murphy’s next Monster series landed Laurie Metcalf and Tom Hollander, and Alana Haim set her next two projects. Check out the rest of this week’s news below.

Lee Pace has been cast in Paramount Pictures' "The Running Man," based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King that the author first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, the studio announced on Friday.

The feature is based on the 1982 Stephen King novel about a totalitarian regime that uses violent game shows to placate the disenfranchised masses.

Glen Powell looks to have found his adversary in the reimagining of The Running Man at Paramount Pictures. Josh Brolin is in final negotiations to land the villain role in the pic being directed by Edgar Wright and based on the novel by Stephen King that the author published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

Edgar Wright’s highly-anticipated remake of The Running Man has added a major face. On Thursday, reports confirmed that Dune and Marvel Cinematic Universe alum Josh Brolin is set to star alongside Twisters and Hit Man star Glen Powell in the upcoming film,

Josh Brolin is in final negotiations to star opposite Glen Powell in Paramount Pictures' "The Running Man." He will join previously announced cast members Katy O'Brian ("Love Lies Bleeding" and Daniel Ezra ("All American") in the film from Edgar Wright.

Lee Pace joins Edgar Wright's The Running Man remake alongside Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, and Katy O'Brian as "the heavy" of the film.